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VOLUME XXIII
Oklahoma Solons Asked
To Fight Ka Klux Klan
At Joint Sessions
of General Assembly Heat
Address Prepared by Gov.
J. C. Walton.
SAYS DISASTER IS
FACING THE STATE
Message Was Read Instead of
Being Personally Deliv
ered.—Says Government
Must Kill the Klan at Once
Oklahoma City, Okln., Oct. 11 (By the
Associated Press).—'yhe Oklahoma leg
islature called into extraordinary session
h.v Governor .1. C. Walton, convened to
• day. The House was calletl to order by
I>. A. Stovall, representative from Choc
taw county, who was chosen majority
floor leader at a caucus last night.
A committee of the joint session in
formed Governor Walton that the legis
lature was ready to hear him. The Gov
ernor did not appear personally, howev
er. nnd Aldrich Blake, executive coun
sellor, brought the (message to the joint
assembly and delivered it to the clerk of
the Senate. The clerk then began read
ing the message.
Governor Walton called upon the leg
islature to enact anti-Ku Klux Klan law
to save the state from disaster he says
if faces through the existence of the se
cret organization.
In his address the Kxecutive charged
the Klan with responsibility for hun
dreds of outrages and punctuated his
remarks by laying before the lawmakers
transcripts of all testimony adduced by
the military court of inquiry, which, tin
der his proclamation of martial law in
vestigated mob violence in various parts
of the state. He requested the assem
blymen to examine the record and then
publish it.
"This all-powerful and* most demoral
izing •sillier government’ is undermining
the very corners!one and foundations of
our government, and sapping the. life
blood of 6ur’citizenship," Governor Wal
ton's address declared.
“It must either be killed or the gov
ernment itself must finally give way to
anarchy null revolution. There is no al
ternative or middle ground."
The Governor reviewed at length the
chain of events which haye kept tile
state in turmoil for a month, nnd con
cluded his message with a plea that the
legislature immediately pass a blil whivh
Jio himself has prepared, ‘'that-tht* people
may be protected forever in-their person,
property and fundamental liberties."
"The conflict between the visible and |
invisible governments must -be brought 1
th a close with a complete victory fori
the visible government, or Oklahoma!
will face indefinite turmoil nnd strife.’,
the results-of which arc bound to be dis
astrous." he said.
“Tins invisible, insidious ami teror
izing empire represents in exaggerated
form, fear, falsehood and religious hatred
which is fully exemplified from its.qprr
ations."
“It ought to be apparent now to all 1
citizens that the people of this state will
nor cravenly submit to the intolerance,
prosecutioud and outrageuos violence of
a hooded organization which operate.*^in
the dark nnd whose membership is a
secret. Racial and religious bigotry
and tuob vtoleuce are unthinkable when
practiced in the oi»cn —they 'become trai
torously and wickedly so when hid be
hind the un-Auiericnn mask."
He referred to the bill as "complete
’ and adequate to meet every exigency and
contingeney. This law provides for un
masking all citizens and compels secret
organizations to publish a list
memberships as well.”
Martial Law Lifted.
Oklahoma City. Oct. 11.—Martial law
in effect throughout, Oklahoma since
September 15, was lifted by Governor .1.
C. Walton in a proclamation made pub
lic today.
The proclamation returns full author
ity ter all civil officers.
To Get Funds for Harding Memorial.
(By tke Auoclatefl Press. I
Washington, Oct. 11.—Plans for the
inauguration in the near future of a
nation-wide campaign to raise $3,000.-
000 to preserve the name an dinemory of
the late President Harding were ap
proved at the first meeting today of the
trustees of'the Harding Memorial As
sociation.
CO-OPERATION— . ;
The Cabarrus County Building Loan and Savings As
sociation idea firfds its genesis in the instinct of mankind
for co-oper;ntive effort; first the family,'then the commun
ity, and finally the state. Civilization is a high expression
of developed co-operation.
The policy of co-operation is fpllowed in every pursuit
of commere up to the point of the I .distribution of the re
wards. This is where the Cabartus County Building Loan
and Savings Association differentiates from other 1 financial
institutions in that it pays back in PROFITS in the same -
ratio that the member has invested. There are no preferred
stockholders receiving most of the profits from the mem
bers’ Investments. Prepaid Shares $72.25.,
Don’t Put It Off But Cotne in Today and Take Some
Shares in Series No. 58 Now Opem Stock is Non-Taxable.
CABARRUSfCQUNTY BUILDING LOAN AND SAV
- . INGS ASSOCIATION
Office in Concord National Bank
iTre Concord Daily Tribune
TRAINS HIT BUSSES;
ELEVEN ARE KILLED
Eight Children Were Killed
in One Accident and Three
Adults Were Killed in the
Other Accident.
(By »z*. xoavtgtdl Ptmhi.'
Akron, Ohio. Oct. 11.—Might children
were killed and one man was seriously
ihjured when .a horse-drawn school bus
was struck by a Cleveland-bound Penn
sylvania passenger train on n grade
crossing fifteen miles east of here.
Three Killed in Pennsylvania.
Williamsport, Pa., Three persons were
killed nnd seven olhersv injured when, a
passenger train on the Elmira division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad struck the
Williamsport-Trout Run bus at a cross
ing near this city early this morning.
DAME FATE PLATS
AN UNUSUAL PRANK
Veteran Married Happily Suddenly Finds
His Happiness Wrecked".
Kinston. Oct. 10.—‘A strange story of
wrecked happiness as told to Judge Oli
ver Alien, of tile Superior Court retired
list, was made public by the jurist here
Today. Judge Allen declined to give the
names iu the case. "The mater was told
me privately." he said. "I feel that
I have no right tp disclose the identity of
those involved. In a long career as a
judge 1 have not had a more unusual
thing brought to my attention, I might
say. ’ . • |
"I will call the men in the ease Sol-,
dier Xo. 1 and Soldier Nd. 2.” Judge Al
len said. “Xo. 2 brought the facts to
my attention. He said he served in the
W orld War as n volunteer soldier. Xo. |
1 was a-regular. Xo. 2 married a ’widow’
with two children three years ago. She
was an attractive and affectionate young
woman, according to Xo. 2. He was de
voted to her. aud described her ns a per
son of superior attaiimiruts.
"They lived happily. The family pros
pered. Mrs. No. 2’s little ones loved their
stepfather, nnd he took to them readily.
Mrs. Xo. 2 had heard thro'ugh what she
regarded as authoritative sources that
Xo. 1 was dead. Jtilled. (U action or sonie
rib-mg tfFOiV'WtH. Tin- passing years only
served to confirm the belief: they brought
Up word of the man wlio had shared her
joys and sorrows in earlier life.
“Xo. 2 went into all the details. There
would have been a touch of comedy* in
this narration bad it not been for tlie pa-,
thos in the story. Recently, he said, a
stranger appeared at the door of his
home. His wife ran out to be clasped
in’the other's arms. *The stranger walk
ed upwind told bim, ‘You have thy wife
qnd little ones. I am 'not angry. But
I must have them. I’m sorry for you.’
Mrs. No- 2 declared her preference for
the man back ’from the grave.’ The
youngsters joined in her decision. The
family [tacked off in an automobile with
Xo. 1 aud went to Xew Jersey, where
Xo./1 had established himself.
"The family formerly resided at—well.
I’ll not mention localities.", said Judge
Allen. "No. l’s whereabout* in the years
immediately following the war were not
dearly given to me. But'it seemed that
for the |>ast two or three years he had
been looking far and near for his loved
ones. He could’ get uo information from
his old home. Xo. 2 asked me what lie
could do. He did not seek to disrupt the
reunited family. I told him the law
could not blame him for anything, but
that he must seek a legal divorce imme
diately. He was manly and genuinely
distressed."
Haye Your Baby’s Picture Made.
Parents who expect Jo or who have
rnteaed their babies in Kite l-egion Baby
Show are asked to have their photos made
tit once. The pictures will be exhibited at
the fair on Tuesday, so they must be
made at once. The pictures are made
free of charge at Orpin’s Studio.
Paderewski at Charlotte.
* Charlotte, October 11.—-Ignace Jan
Padereski, world famous- pianist, will
give a concert iitf Ohilrlotte on Novem-'
ber 2(1. it was announced heVe today by
those promoting the musical event.
CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1923
SITBMERCO.
THROUGH' BUILDING
IT PRESENT INCOME
J. B. Duke, President of the
Cofnpany, Says Company
Must Be Granted Increase
in Rates in This State.*
DIVIDENDS NOT
BEING PAID NOW
Mr, Duke Points Out That
He Has Sixty Million Dol
lars in Company and Ha 3
Received Nothing For It.
(By the Associated P*«w.)
Charlotte, Oct. 11.—Announcement
that the Southern Power Company is
“through” jtk development of hydro-elec
tric projects in this state.unless "the State
Corporation Commission allows "an in
crease in the wholesale rate of power‘to
sl.-40 as against $1.25 if now allows us,"
was made here today by J, I!. Duke,
president of the power company, and mil
lionaire Xew York financier.
Mr. Duke added that "I have put ap
proximately $00,000,000 of my own mon
ey into the Southern Power Company
so far. I have never taken one cent
out, of it and never expect to."
The average annual return from the
great developments in this state and
South Carolina has been "not more
than four per cent.,” said Mr. Duke,
and "these small earnings have always
been put back and many millions more."
In jiis announcement Mr. Duke who
expects to leave within a few- days, to
inspect the great hydro-electric projects
which, his- company is building in Can
ada said. "I am ready to proceed to spent
more money to build more plants to cre
ate more power for further development
of the Carolines, but I am not w illing to
spend it on the basis of the returns the
Southern Power Company is now al
lowed." He said the records of the
company would be laid before the Cor
poration Commission but his company
did not expect to send a representative
to.- Raleigh "or engage in a controversy
with that official body or any other about
a rate increase." 1
AMERICANS HI NTING GOLD
BItAVE RIGORS .OF SIBERIA
“ffcniMrtjr Mie River Bed* For Gold as
Their Father* Did.
'Be **e Associated Press.)
Vladivostok. Oct. ill.—Pp in north
ern Siberia, several miles inland from
the little town of Okhotsk, a band of
Americans are “panning” the river beds
for gold ns their fathers did iu the
Califbrnia and other mining camps of
the west 70 years ago. Last winter
there word 35 of them, but about half
the number came out this year and all
will not return. They have not made
any big discoveries, such as those which
caused the rushes to the west from ’4!)
onwards, but they have made a good
living and have always before them the
dream of riches which, through cen
turies, has kept prospectors at their
calling.
r There are also a large number of
Chinese and Korean placer miners in
the country and latterly, an entirely new
undertaking for them. Japanese have
been taking a hand in the ever entranc
ing w-ork. Some of the latter have gone
300 miles inlnint. nnd the miners along
the coast are awaiting eagerly the re
ports of Their discoveries, if any.
Thcfe is also nil American trading
station at, Okhotsk, the manager of
whieh is Captain D. A. Holmes, for
merly of the United States army. Be
sides supplying the miners nnd natives,
this station engages in the fishing in
dustry and sells its catches to the
Japanese canneries.
The Soviet offifficinls, who are in con
trol. do not interfere with the miners,
fishermen or traders so long as they do
not* mix in Russian politics. Thus far
no taxes have been levied on the miners,
who work any nnd all claims despite the
fact that a concession for mining in this'
district was given I British company.
GIRL ATTEMPTS SIUCIDE <
BY LEAPING FROM A CAR
Jump* From Roving Bus on Winston-
Salem Road—l* Picked Up Uncon
scious.
High I'oinfi, Oct. 10.—A young woman.
20 to 25 years of age. who gave her name
and home as Miss Todd, of Baltimore, is
iu a Winston-Salem hospital as the re
suit of an alleged attempt to commit sui
cide while n passenger du an automobile
bus operating between High I’oint and
Winstou-Snlem yesterday afternoon. Site
.declined to give details about herself, ac
cording to the operator of the bus line.
The young woman boarded the bus here
alone and sprang from it while en route
to Winston-Salem, while the ear was
moving at a rate of about 20 miles an
hour, it was seated. She. was picked
UP in an unconscious condition, but later
examination indicated that ber injuries
may not prove serious.
THE COTTON MARKET
Showed Renewed Firmness During the
. Early Trading Owing to , Relatively
Firm Cable*.
(By the Associated Preaa.)
. New York, CWt v 11. —The cotton mar
ket showed renewed firmness during to
day's early trading owiftg to relatively
firm cables. Tjbf opening was 20 to 30
points higher on all months except Sep
tember which was unchanged.
Cotton futures opened firm. Oct.
28.50; Dec. 28.10; Jan. 27.58; March
27.61; May 26.67.
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, Dp *not turn your back on troubles;
meet them squarely. '
Forewarned is Forearmed ->
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its crtHEC*
Some eleven wit caused this sign to be erected on the Oklahoma line
in Texas probaMv with a view to having bis titti,. joke.
CLAN CAMERON TO
MEET IX, RED SPRINGS
Meeting To Be One of Most Important
Clan Has Ever Hyld in Tills Country.
(By the Assoctttcd Preaa.)
Red Springs. Oct. I*—With Col. Don
ald Cainerort, hereditary chief
of Clan Cameron in Scotland, and his
wife. Lady llermoim* as the guests of
honor, the Scottish Sbciety of America
will convene here Friday in what is re
garded as one of the most important of
the annual sessions ujf the society. Col.
Cameron was the cotinuauder of the sth
Battalion. Cameron Highlanders, during
the world war, an Organization' which
their enemies described as “the laddies
from HeH."
Governor Cameron Morrison, of North
Carolina and Governor Tims. G. •McLeod,
of South Carolina, also are on tile pro
frant for addresses. The convention will
be held in the auditorium of Flora Mac
donald College.
The Loehiel and I.tidy Mermoine left
Washington last liigld and arrived in
Fayetteville this monting. They wen
entertained at Fayetteville at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.Williamson. Thei •
plans for the day included a drive to Ft.
Bragg, near Fayetteville, where they were
to be guests of Col. atul Mrs. McArthur
at luncheon, after wtich they were to
inspect the artillery units in tramp there,
aud later attend a barbecue at the coun
try home of Dr. J. Nance MeCougan.
near Fayetteville as guests of the Fay
etteville Rotary # Club..
DRY AGENTS OF STATE
MAKE REPORT
Destroyed 157, Seized 17 Autos anil
Destroyed 116.844 Gallons of Malt
Liquors During the -Month.
> %By the Associated ’Press.)
Salisbury. Oct. 11.—One hundred and
fifty-seven illicit distilleries were captur
ed, seventeen automobiles confiscated, 054
gallons of liquor and 110,844 gallons of
malt liquors poured out by Federal pro
hibition agents operating in North Car
olina during September, according to a
monthly report issued' today by State
Prohibition Director A. B. Coltrane.
A decided increase in liquor making
business over the three summer months
was indicated in the report, according to
the director. This was probably due
to the colder weather, he stated. _
Forty-eight persons were arrested, ami
138 prosecutions recommended. Xo
agents were injured or killed in tjie per
formance of their duties.
The value of the seventeen automo
biles seized was put al $4,230: the'total
appraised valuation of property seized
and destroyed $42,232: total 'appraised
value of property seized and not destroy
ed, $4,800.55: amount of proceeds of
sale of seized property turned over to
the collector. $1.545 05; amount of ex
penses incurred incident to seizure and
sale $201.02.
HARDING ESTATE IS •
WORTH HALF A MILLION
Exclusive of Stock in Harding Publish
ing Co.. He I *eft $485.5(15.64.
Marion. Llltio, Oct. 11 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —The total value of the
late President Harding’s estate, accord
ing to a report of appraiser* filed in pro
bate court here today, exclusive of the
Harding Publishing Company which has
not been vet appraised was set at $486,-
565.64.
Personal property and chattels were
appraised lit $4.154.83; money $34,-
805.00, securities $400,704.01 and.real es
tate nt $46,720.
Trinity College is Training Teachers.
Trinity College. Durham, Oct. 11.—-
That Trinity Coitegc is doing its bit in
training teachers for North Carolina pub
lic school system is evidenced by : the
rapid growth of the department of edu
cation of the college in the matter of
teacher courses offered and number of
prospective teachers enrolled. Accord
ing to statistics given out by.Prof. Hol
land Holton, head of the department,
the number of pupils enrolled in his de
partment lias grown from 76 in 1020 to
430 this year. In 1021. 101 students
were enrolled for the work in edueaticyi.
and iu 1022 there were 267. Tin's shows
an increase of almost 600 per cent. Tile
importance of this growth in* the teacher
instruction at Trinity can be seen from
a comparison of this record with the
normal department of other schools in
the state. Only one normal srhool and
perhaps no liberal arts college can show
as large an enrollment being
trained for the teaching profession.
Assiting Prof. Holton in this depart
ment this year is Prof. A. M. Proctor,
'lO, who in instructing in educational psy
chology. Profs. Holland and Proctor
have worked out various new courses
ten; the students in their department
which prpose to give finished instruction
to the numerous pupils who are now be
ing trained for the school teaching pro
fession,,
The best way out of a difficulty is
through it.
SAX FRANCISCO IS
READY FOR LEGION
City of Golden Gate Putting oil Its Hol
iday Attire.
San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 11.—The
City of the Golden Gate is putting on its
gayest holiday attire in* honor of the ap
proaching national convention of the Am
erican Legion. Although the date for
the opening of the gathering is several
days distant, outward and visible signs
of tile coming, invasion* tire visible on
every hand. Convention headquarters
have been open since the first of the
week and officers and various committees
are hard at work completing the final.re
tails of the program, which will be the
most ever prepared fltir a
gathering of war veterans in this coun
try.
The city is being decorated to an ex
tent never before known in her history.
From one end of flic town to the other,
on every hand, may be seen a bewilder
ing array of bunting. Hags and stream
ers. until the eye is sated with the va
ried display. Men who have attended
other ■gatherings of the kind are author
ity for the statement that the general
decorations will fully come up to those
ever seen in any other city and that the
electrical display will far exceed anything
of the kind ever attempted before. Not
only are tlfe public buildings and busi
ness houses in the downtown section dec
orated. but in all parts of the city, even
to the suburbs, may be seen beautiful evi
dence of the patriotism of the citizens.
The great battle ' fleet of the United
States Navy, including a dozen battle
ships and Pearly two score of destroyers
and other Vcaspls, win ride at anchor is
San Francisco Bay during the period of
the convention. Brilliant social pro
grams, dazzling parades, elaborate fleet
reviews, night illuminations of a spectac
ular order and several additional fea
tures will be staged in conjunction with
the visit of the fleet.
A notable feature of the convention
will be the dedication of the California
\ Palace of the Legion of Honor in memory
of the 3,36!) California boys who made
the supreme sacrifice on the battlefields
of France. This imposing structure is
being erected at a cost of $1,000,000 on
tlu' crest of Lincoln Park, overlooking
the Golden Gate.
How to care for from 250,000 to 500.-
000 orphans of the World War will be
one of the important problems which
the convention will be called upon to con
sider. Tentative plans for this project
have already been drawn up by commit
tees of thg American Legion. While defi
nite statistics are not avnilablefi it is es
timated that the greatest number who
must receive assistance of some kind
from municipalities; counties. States,
the Federal. Government or the Legion
will be five hundred thousand children.
The convention will receive from the
committee a recommendation for the
building of national homes for dependent
children of Legion members and service
men not members of the Legion who died
before May 1, 1!)1!>. In addition to tiny
national homes it is proposed to inaugur
ate a supplementary system whereby de
pendent children can be placed with fos
ter parents. The welfare of the children
will he guarded by local Legion posts
after they have been placed iu private
homes. The convention will be expected
to take necessary action looking to the
acceptance of gifts of suitable buildings,
money and sites to carry out the project.
Classes Foe Grownups.
Chajiel Hill. N. C... Oct. 10.—The
grownups-—heads of families as well as
businesses, spinsters as well as mothers
—in brief, the older folk of the State are
going to school again, many of them to
earn a college diploma.
They begin this month wheji the Ex
tension Division of the University of
North Carolina. <>t which Chester D.
Snell is director, puts into effect its re
cently announced; program of conducting
classes all over the State nnd giving
credit toward degrees for work satisfac
torily corn [Meted.
Already groups of citizens in more
than a dozen towns have made arrange
ments for courses, some of whieh begin
this week. Classes conducted by Uni
versity professors just as .they are at
Chapel Hill, only not (so frequently, will
be held wherever as many as 15 persons
want a course.
Tlie towns in which arrangements have
been completed for courses to begin this
month include Raleigh, Greensboro, Dur
ham. High Point. Statesville, (Salisbury,
Burlington, Sanford, Oxford and Lexing
ton.
Mrs. Blair and Mrs. Work to Visit High
Point.
High Point. Oct. 11. —The committee
arranging the program for state road
building "Pageant of Progress” here for
October 25th was ■ today that
Mrs. Hubert Work nnd Mrs. D. 11. Illair.
wives of Secretary'of Intreior and United
State Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue, would accept the invitations to be
present with their husbands for the oc
casion. * "<il i
ROTARY MEETING
Talk by Paul Whitlock, cf. Charlotte.—
John M. Oglesby New Secretary.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Cqncbrd Rotary Club was held yester
day at the Y. M. C. A. President Ran
kin presided nnd Paul Whitlock
Charlotte, was the principal speak
Guests introduced were Mr. B-uafttO
of Xew York, by E. C. Rirrnhardt ’ and I
1 Jot i rinn O'Grady of the Charlotte Club.
Tile fellowship commitlee reported that
October 13 was Rotarian Hart.sell's
birthday and the sth was the wedding
anniveisayy of Rotarian John Allison
and Mrs. AHison.
Upon motion of Rotarian- Fab Hay
wood, members of the club volunteered to
furnish automobiles to carry fifty or
more -tcacli**as - to the coming teachers'
meeting in Charlotte.
Announcement was made that Rottuf
inn John Oglesby had been elected sec
retary of the club to. succeed Rotarian
Martin Verburg. who will move away
from Concord soon.
Paul Whitlock, of the Charlotte bar,
formerly trust officer of the American
Trust Company, was introduced by Ro
tation Charles Wagoner and made ait
interesting and instructive talk on the
vaflie of making a will and the, manage
ment of estates. «
R otariau Richmond announced that I
Rotfary Club and the Kiwanis eliib
thou Id hold a joint meeting Friday night
of next week.
STEAMSHIP SINKING
SAYS WIRELESS REPORT
Captain of Ship City of Everett Says
His Boat is Going Down Very Rap
idly.
(By the Associated Press.>
Miami, Fla.. Oct. 11.—The steamship
City of Everett is sinking about 150 miles
west of Tortugas, according to wireless
advices received here today. SO 8
calls were sent out by the steamship at
i o'clock. The first message received
read:
"Going down, stern firs.t Am lower
ing boats. Mill sink soon. Latitude
24:30;* Longitude or about 150
miles west of Tortugas."
_The steamship Condi 1 which is about
7-» miles from the scene iff the disaster
is rushing to the assistance of the City
of Everett. ,
Crew is Safe.
'Key M’est, b.’la.. Get. 11.—The crew
of die tank steamer City of Everett, re
)iorted sinking west of Tortugas has tak
en to lifeboats, aecording-to wireless mes
sages received here. The steamer Comal
en route from this port to Galvston.
reported she is nearing the sulking ves
sel. The City of Everett sailed from
X’ew Orleans September 24th.
LUCIUS POLK McGEHRE
DEAD IN RICHMOND
Was Qeap of Law School at l uiyendt*
of North Carolina.—Funeral in Ral
eigh.
tßy the Associated Pnom.)
Richmond, Va., Oct. 11.—Lucius Polk
MrUdice, dean of the University of
North Carolina law school, died at a lo
cal hospital early today of paralysis.
He was 55 years old and had been iii ill
health for several weeks.
Dean McGehee was born in Person
County, X. C. His mother was a daugh
ter. of United States Senator Bajlger, of
North Carolina, and was a descendant
from flic Polk family of which President
Polk was a member. He was widely
known throughout the South, having
been (lean of the North Carolina law
school for about 15 years.
He is survived by a brother, Win. Polk
McGehee. of Denver, Colo., and a num
ber of nieces and nephews’. His wife
died eighteen years ago. Burial will be
in Raleigh.
ALLSBROOK WITHDRAWS;
JUDGE KERR WINS RACE
Will Be No Second Primary in Second
District For Kitehin’s Seat in Con
gress.
Raleigh. Oct. I(l.—Richard G. Alls
brooke of Tarboro., in a statement to
night to The Raleigh News and Ob
server. announced his withdrawal from
the congressional race in the second dis
trict to select a successor to he late
Claude Kitehin. leaving Judge John II
Kerr, of M’arrenton, as the undisputed
winner in the nomination* on I Ik* demo
cratic ticket. 1
Judge Kerr led Mr- AUsbrook in
Saturday's democratic primary by- about
2,000 otes. Hud Mr. AUsbrook not
withdrawn a second primary would
have been necessary, as Judge Kerr
lacked a majority of the total vote cast.
Nomination in the second district on
the democratic ticket is equivalent to
election, as the republican are weak iii
the district.
SWALLOWS FALSE TEETH
LAUGHING AT JOKE
L. Fried burg Has Teeth Taken From His
Stomach in Hospital in New Orleans.
•ay the Associated Press.!
New Orleans. La., Oct. 11.—-L. Fried
burg, a merchant of Commerce, Texas,
wata resting easily in a hospital here
today while surgeons were trying to as
certain just what anecdote it was that
caused him to laugh enough to swallow
his false teeth. Friedburg tyas laughing
heartily at a joke, according to his
friends, when his teeth suddenly disap
peared down his throat. He was rush
ed here for an operation and they were
removed from his stomach and replaced
where they belong.
Lovett Resigns Chairmanship.
IHr tile Associated Press.,
New York. Oct. 11.—On advice of his
physicians Robert S. Isivet t today re
signed as chairman of the executive
committee of the Union Pacific system.
The resignation becomes effective
January Ist. Mr. Lovett, however, will
continue his association with the com
pany.
Batteries For Today’s Game.
New York. Oct. 11. —The batteries for
today's game will be:
McQuillan and Snyder for Giants;
Fen nock and Schang for Yankees.
First inning—Yankees—No runs, no’
errors, no hits.
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NO. 241.
SCHOOL CHIU
"CMS TO
BE FI GUESTS
All Children of the County
School and All War Veter
ans to Be Guests of Fair On
Opening Day Tuesday. >
BOX TICKETS ARE
BEING SOLD NOW
Persons Desiring the Tickets
Should See Dr. T. N. Spen
cer-Exhibits to Be Car
ried to Grounds Monday.
School children and war veterans of the
entire county will be honor guests at the
Cabarrus County Fair on Tuesday, Oc
tober Kith, the openiug day. Compli
mentjiry tickets have been issued
each school teacher in the county ami
on the opening day of the fair every
school child will ip* admitted free.
All veterans of the county will share
honors with the children on the opening
day. Confederate. Spanish-American and
World War Veterans arc included in
.those given the special invitation to
be present at the openiug of the fair,
and offifficffiials of the fair have been ad
vised that hundreds of the veterans will
take advantage of the invitation extended
to them.
While the exhibit buildings will be
completed and decorated by the end of
this week, exhibits will not be placed in
most of them until Monday. A few ex
hibitors will place their exhibits this
week, but faint people are expected to
wjjt until Monday to bring their prod
ucts and livestock. The goods Will be
carefully guarded each night after plac
ed in the exhibit halls to guard against
theft or damage.
Miss Cathleen Wilson, home demon
stration agent, and Mr. R. I). Goodman,
farm agent, will be at the fair grounds
Monday to assist the farm people in plac
ing their exhibits. Miss Wilson and Mr.
Goodman are certain that all exhibits can
be placed on the one day, and for that
reason they have advised the farm peo
ple not lo bring in their exhibits until
Monday. ,
That thousands of people will be here
for the fnirjs certain if fair weather con
tinues. From every part of tlie county
reports reacting J/otpord indicate gt*#t
interest, six I many iieoplc from adjoining
counties also plan to be here for the big
event. The fair lias been well advertised
throughout the State, and in addition
much advertising matter lias been con
spicuously placed in South Carolina.
The amusements to be offered this year
will be unusually good. Zeidman and
roily, which will provide amusements for"
the midway, carry a clean, modern show
and in addition t>o tlieier shows there
will be many free atrtactions.
Tlie races will be the greatest fea
tures. of course. Some of the horses
whicli have been running at the Greens
boro and Winston-Salem fairs will be
here, and ijj addition to these there will
be a large number which have been at
other fairs. The track here is in ex
cellent shape, and track men are expect
ing new records to be made during the
week. ' The races will start each day
at 1 o'clock and continue for several
hours.
Six thousand electric lights have been
placed on tlie midway alone, and the
grounds at night will be as light as they
are during th« day. In addition to the
midway lights there will be thousands of
lights at other points on the grounds and
in tlie exhibit buildings.
Tickets for box seats in tlie grand
stand are on sale now, and persons de
siring to purchase them should notify
Dr. T. X. Spencer. Itoxes are so arrang
ed that their occupants have a full view
of the race track, and also the pavilion
where all free will take place.
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
STATE KINGS DAUGHTERS
Many Prominent Speakers Are oti the
Program for Big Meeting at Rocking
ham.
Rockingham. Oct. 10.—The thirty
fourth annual convention of Kings daugh
ters formally opened here tonight with
Miss Easdale Shaw president. Mayor
Lowdermilk welcomed the So delegates
on behalf of the town, and Mrs. John
Everett on behalf of the Silver Gross cir
cle. Mrs. I. F. ! .ce. of Greenvilleti re
sponded. Other speakers were Rev.
Howard Hartsell. Rev. J. H. Shore and
the state president. Mrs. W. H. S. Rur
gwyn.
An informal reception was given the
visitors at the Presbyterian Church
Tuesday night. This morning tlie dele
gates were carried to Samarcand and
from there to Pinehurst for lunch.
Business meetings will be held morn
ing, afternoon and night Thursday. Mrs.
Henry Ely. president of the Virginia
branch, arrived Tuesday night, and will
be the principal speaker Thursday night
at the closing session.
With Our Advertisers.
The marvel of the century is “The
Talking Studebaker." This wonderful
machine can be seen at the Cabarrus
County Fair' next week.
The Concord Army & Nayy Stort* will
sell Chatham all wool blunketN for s3.(k">
while they last.
The Fall Opening Sale at Parker's
Shoe Store continues with wonderful suc
cess. See ad. in today’s paper.
Hollingsworth and Nuanallg candies
fresh every day at Gibson Drug Store.
K. L. Craven Sons will give a shov
el free witli every ton or more of coal.
Scarboro's have a number of splendid
.specials for Friday and Saturday.
I The Concord Furniture Co. wants to
install for you an all-steel pipeless fur
nace. See ad.